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Refreshing Paloma Cocktail with Fever-Tree Sparkling Grapefruit

Super refreshing drink with few ingredients that would contain gluten. Try this with a salted or sugared rim, or even a chili lime or chili grapefruit rim. Then sit back with some chips and salsa or Gluten Free Carnitas Tacos or Fish Tacos.
Servings 1 serving
Prep Time 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 oz. Gold Hornitos, Reposado Tequila
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon grapefruit juice
  • ½ cup Fever-Tree Sparkling Grapefruit
  • ½ oz. Cointreau or Patron
  • 1 peel of grapefruit for garnish
  • 1 lime slice for garnish

Instructions

To Salt, Sugar or Chili Rim the Glass

  • On a salad sized plate or small bowl, add 1 tablespoon of water, lime juice, or grapefruit juice.
    On another salad plate or small bowl, add a few tablespoons of coarse salt, sugar, or 1 teaspoon chili powder (gf) plus 1 teaspoon sugar for Chili Rim. Stir the chili and sugar to mix.
    Dip the low ball glass rim in the lime juice, then in the salt, sugar, or chili sugar mixture.

For the Paloma

  • Add to the lo-ball glass: ice 3/4 of the way up the glass. Add the tequila, lime juice, grapefruit juice, and Cointreau. Stir gently. Pour in Fever-Tree Sparkling Grapefruit. Add the garnish of a grapefruit peel floating and a lime slice/wedge to the edge of the glass.
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: cocktail, coffee drink, drink, grapefruit soda, paloma cocktail